Not only is privacy an inherently political issue, but the point of departure for the article is Apple resisting the FBI.

I disagree with dang's decision to impose "political detox" on the site this week, but since he's done it, let's hold him to it.

Yes by all means, though the phrase "hold him to it" sounds odd to my ears. You're talking about giving us what we asked for, which I appreciate, especially since you don't agree with the idea, which I respect.

I also appreciate your including the qualifier 'this week', because that's a critical detail and one thing I learned yesterday is that there's a risk of it getting lost in the shuffle. We don't want this to go beyond a week, least of all if it was a bad idea in the first place.

Following absurd rules to the letter is a form of protest. That's what I understand "hold him to it" means.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Work-to-rule https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malicious_compliance

idlewords is trolling.

That's a personal attack.

No, I think he genuinely cares.